Terms & Conditions.
Payment and Refund Terms.
Booking confirmation: A booking deposit of $150 is required to secure the date. This deposit must be paid within 7 days of the NOIM (Notice Of Intended Marriage) Form being lodged & invoice issue date. If the payment is not made after this tentative period, please note your booking will no longer be held or confirmed. A portion of this amount or additional time can be considered on request.
Payments: Please make payments via direct deposit or paypal. The celebrant's bank details can be found in the invoice(s). The final payment must be received by CLS Celebrant no later than 14 days before the booked ceremony date.
Postponements: If the wedding is unfortunaltey postponed and the new wedding date is still available for the celebrant, the booking deposit amount ($150) will be held as future credit for the new wedding date unless the celebrant has another wedding booked on the new date in which case the deposit is forfeited*.
Please note: an Admin fee of $100 is charged upon acceptance by CLS Celebrant of the new date to cover the creation of new documents and any further communication.
Changes to Agreed Wedding Venue and/or Time: You must inform the celebrant immediately if there is any change to the agreed wedding venue and/or time. The celebrant will endeavour to accommodate the new venue and/or time changes but if the celebrant already has another wedding booked at that time or the new venue is much further away then a renegotiation of fees or a full or partial refund will be applied if necessary.
Cancellation: If a wedding is cancelled at least 30 days prior to the ceremony date then the full amount minus $150 will be refunded to via the original payment.
If a wedding is cancelled less than 30 days before the date of the ceremony then no refund* will be applied.
*Some discretion may be applied by the celebrant upon consideration of the individual circumstances.
Celebrant Obligations and Requirements.
Wedding Day: The celebrant will be at the ceremony location no later than 30 minutes prior to the start time. If you require your music to be played via the celebrant’s PA speaker, the person in charge of the device should approach the celebrant during this time to connect and test the connection via Bluetooth.
Liability: In no event shall the celebrant be liable for any injury, loss, claim, damage, or any damages of any kind, which arises out of or is in any way connected with use of services or equipment supplied by the celebrant.
Illness or Accident: If the celebrant is seriously ill or has had an accident or there is another unforeseen reason that she cannot officiate at your ceremony then the celebrant will make every endeavour to find a replacement celebrant. Please note that this is likely to be a very rare occurrence, but lets plan for it in the very unlikely event that it could happen. I have a network of celebrant colleagues that can be called at late notice in circumstances such as these. Funds paid to the celebrant are transferred to the replacement celebrant.
CLS Celebrant will comply with all requirements as per the Attorney General's Department Code of Practice for Marriage Celebrants and the requirements as outlined in the Marriage Act 1961.
Obligations and Requirements of the Couple / Leads in the Ceremony.
Ceremony Script: The finalised wording for the Ceremony will need to be provided to the celebrant, no later than two (2) weeks before the wedding / event date. If the final script is not received by the required date, the celebrant will have the right to determine the ceremony script.
Inclement Weather: The couple must have an alternative plan if planning an outdoor ceremony, given the changeable weather in Australia. This will be discussed at the initial meeting with the celebrant. On the wedding day, if the ceremony needs to be performed in the Plan B location, the couple must inform the celebrant at least 3 hours before the ceremony.
Arriving on Time: The couple and the bridal party understand that they are obliged to arrive on time for the ceremony. If there is more than a 45 minute delay, and the celebrant has another wedding to officiate, then the celebrant has the right to leave and return to conduct the ceremony at a later time if possible.
Arriving Intoxicated: It’s important to note that a marriage can be declared invalid if there is doubt about whether either of the marrying couple is capable of understanding the commitment they are making.
See page 90 of the Guidelines on the Marriage Act 1961 for authorised celebrants issued by the Attorney General's Department, Govt. of Australia.
Witnesses: If either of the witnesses appears to be intoxicated due to alcohol or drugs they are forbidden to sign as witnesses on the wedding day. An alternative witness or witnesses must be found and anyone can be used providing they are over 18 years old and can understand English.
Copyright.
CLS Celebrant grants permission to the couple for her to be included in all photographs and videography that occurs during the ceremony.
The celebrant retains copyright of all material she has written for the ceremony in both draft and final form.
The couple agree that they will not copy or reproduce in any way, any part of their written ceremony without the permission of the celebrant.
The couple (only after their permission is asked for and is given, in regard to which images and when they can be released) then authorises the celebrant to use images of the ceremony on:
CLS Celebrant's website (www.clscelebrant.com.au)
CLS Celebrant's professional associaton pages
CLS Celebrant's social media accounts
Please note that all professional photographs used by the celebrant on her website or social media will acknowledge the photographer, if the photographer is not known then images will be attributed to guests of the married couple.
